The Sun. — London, England, 1808-09-12 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS. PLYMnUTH, SEPT. 10.—Arrived this morning the . Queen Charlotte, NYE, from Malta, laden with oil,l &c. for this Port and London ; sailed thence the ult. On the 26th July, the Seahorse Frigate, of 38 guns, Capt. STEWART, arrived at Malta, in com pany with a Turkish Frigate, of 50 guns and 700 l uen, which she captured some days before in the Adriatic, after a desperate action of four hours, in which the Turks had about 300 men killed, and 200 Wounded. The Seahorse is stated to have had 6 killed, a nd 7 wounded. The.linemy is represented as be 'ng a mere wreck, nut having a mast standing, and . Seartely a sound timber in her. This Ship was one', of three large Frigates sent out for the express pur.. P°se Of_ mptui tog the Seahorse, the first of which that came into action was sunk, with all her crew, b y the first broadside ; the other Frigate, after wit nessing the tate of her companions, ran away. Arrived the Dragon, of 74 guris, horn the Chan nel Fleet. The patriot, PENSON, which sailed hence a few days since tor Cadiz, put back yesterday to refit, having received damage in a gale of wind. Went up Hamoaze to be repaired the Proba Spa nish Frigate Sai►ed the Sybille Frigate on a cruize; Growler Gun-brig, Lieut. CROSSMAN j Alphea Cutter, and 6 'uPP/li transport, tor the Downs. FAL.Nouzu, SEPT. O.—Sailed this day the Armed Brig Endeavour, S guns, with a Fleet of Coasters Under convoy for Wales. His Majesty's Brig 18 guns, on a cruize ; and the Forrester Sloop of War, 18 guns, with eight Sail under con , - Voy, fig Gijon, Arrived the 4/14 Armed Brig from Plymouth. Put back yesterday his Mojesty's Ship Success, 32 guns, Capt. ,A,iscouGn (having the Turkish Am bassador on Othir(i), and Tortoise Store-snip, with the outward-uound Lisbon, Oporto, Cadiz, and Nediterradeau Fleet, by contrary wind--they are expected to tiail again early to-morrow morning. Dispatches were this day recei%ed by BENJAMIN Lsci. Agent for the Packet Service, to be for w arded to the Bi a z ils ; the 1 owns 'tend 'tend Pacii. - et sails early to•tuurruw morning with them. COWES, SEPT. 11.--Jfo-day several ships haVe passed through our Road trona the Brazils, bound to Poris.nouth and Loudon; and we have also the ar.. lival here last evening of a Bremen Hoy front Bil boa, in bailast, called the Teutonia, Capt. DEDERICK PANL IT , nut only 11 days. She teft the place, tear ing an embargo, with another vessel, now off the Ishnu; When she lett it, the French were in session 01 that place, with a force of about 7000 men. Ti'e Captain reports, that the French were preparing a very stron g force to enter Spain, said to be 150,000 men. • I PORTSMOUTH, S EPT. 10. —Th e A mer i can Sh i p Exchange, laden with sugar, and a few bags , of coffee, is sent into this port, detained oil Cher bourg by the Squadron under the orders of Capt. CARTHEW, of La 3loire. She is from Guadaloupe, said to be bound to London. She left Guadaloupe on the Bth of July ; that Island was then in the greest distress for the want of provisions. INI.TONKINT has been several times down to the Royal George, in a diving-machine, to survey her. He stayed down about an hour and a half each tame. He found that she lays on a bed of shingle; her guns are all dismounted, the carriages being rotted away ; her timbers are much shrunk, but not rotted. Her guns are principally brass. We understand that there is a prospect of his plan being attended with success. Mr. T. is the same Gen tleman who broke up the igergavenny, and N,veigl - wci her cargo. The French General who commanded the French troops in the province of Algarva is arrived here, in a transport, from Gibraltar. The Portuguese rose on the troops he commanded, and made them all Prisoners. ;:'le made his escape to Lagos Bay, ac- Qhnpanied by his Aid-d , ..-Camp and two servants, from whence he fled in an open boat to Gibraltar, and surrendered himself to Sir Ii .w DALRYMPLE. Captain GaaNiaa, of the French privateer Fou drycnt, sent into this port by the Linnet, says, there are few French privateers now in the Channel, an astonishing number having sailed, from all the ports in France, with provisions for the supply of Guada loupe. He left S.. Maloes about ten days since : So ignorant are the people of France kept, of the transactions of their country, that he would not be lieve, when told, that BUONAPARTE'S intentions in Spain had been defeated by the Spanish people, and that they had beaten the French troops. He said, they had learnt there had been insurretions in one cr iwo places, but BUONAPARTE had quelled them ! When the English newspapers which contain the sill re :der of the French squadron, were shelVtAilm, his incredulity, in a degree., forsook him.—This - dis 7 be,.et equally prevailed azoong all the French pri soners confined at ttu. port, till the prisoners _ arrived from JUNOT'S army, yesterday sennight, related their adventures to them. i s Capt. GEARY, of the Royal Artillery, who was. killed 10 the aBion of the 17th ult. at Roleia, was -Abe laiCOfficer that embarked from this place to Join WELLESLEY'S army. He was a son of 'tlye . lal'e Capt. GEARY, of the Navy, and a native of the Isle of Wight. He married Miss JOLIFFE, daughter of Dr. JOLIFFE, of Newport, who has to lament his loss, with four young children. The fatal ball struck hint in the head as he was point- ing a gun.—He was considered an excellent Officer. Arrived His Majesty's Brigs Escort and Hardy from a cruize ; and the Redwing from Plymouth. ' Saikd His Majesty's Ship Defender with a Con voy of 20 Sail for the Downs. Arrived the Cove, WESTLY, from Tobago, with two others, under convoy of His Majesty's Ships licimillies . and Nimrod. The remainder of the Fleet is expeded to pass this afternoon. DEAL, SEPT. t I.—Arrived and sailed for the River the Macclesfield, GRAHAM, from Tortola. Put' hack the Braganza, BALmoND, for Rio. Arrived the Fearless and Bustler from a Cruize. The Transports with the and 3d Battalions of Guards on board, are now coining o'it of Ramsgate Harbour. Remain in the Downs the Ships as per last. SHEERNESS, SEPT. 10.—The convoy for the B tic sailed this day under convoy of his Majesty's Ship. Pesuvius. TORBAY, SEPT. 10.—Sai;ecl the Channel. Fleet to resume their station off Brest. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR, Cruikhotn, t. 6, 1808. I read in a Paper of thiS morning n few lines, tolerably dull, written on the suppo, , *. death of BUONAFARTE. A friend of mine, who was at Paris some time since, informs mr, that while he was there a report was suddenly srread of the decease of Madame BUONAYARTE : and the French, who Alave an infinity of tenderness for her, set them selves,forthwith to write her epitaph. The follow ing, which was pretty freely handed about, is one of the best, doing equal justice to her virtues and her feelings: LPITAFAE DS :MADAME SUONArASTE, VEUVE BEAU• HA it NO( S. Ci-git indulgente & bonne : Elle eut maints & mums lavotis, Et nemaltraita peisoanc, Personne, hormis ses deux marts. The tran4ation, which I am told is wonderfully correct, is by my second sun, just entering into his Humanities. ATITAPH ON MADAM BUONAPARTE, WIDOW OF MONIIEUR BEAU tiILIINOIS, ETC. Here Ices, of tenderness approv'd, A nymph by all mankind belov'd ; And she did love them all again, Yes, all—except her husbands twain. A CONSTANT READER. Whea th , - Zealous left Lord COLLINGWOOD, on the 4th ult. Admiral Putty's was about to depart from the station off Cadiz, to relieve Admiral MAR TIN, in the command otf Corfu.—The Fame, Northumberland, and Excellent, were also going up tl•t ,Mediterranean. It is his Lordship's intention, ! lichen he leaves Cadiz, to resume the command of the Squadron off Tonlon, to take all the Line-of-Battle- Ships with him into the Mediterranean ; three Fri gates only will be kept off that port. The dispatches sent to his Lordship in the Pickle were not lost, though they went down in her : his Lordship found out a Maltese diver, who, atter three days' exertion, found them : for which he rewarded him.---The Ccesar, 80, Rear Admiral Sir RICHARD STRACHAN ; Easzle, 74, Capt ROWLEY j Formidable, 98, Capt. FAYERMAN ; Standard, 64, Capt. T. HARVEY (be side the Repulse, Queen, and IPindsor Castle) and the Lavinia Frigate, are coming home. The late happy change of atiairs in Spain, will enable his Lordship to send home the same number of Line-ot- Battle-Ships as were constantly kept in the tiresome blockade of Cadiz. _ Deficiency Nearly Soo were for unlimited service. Letters from Liverpool assure us, that so confident are the merchants of the surrender of Martinique to Sir A. CocintAsz, that several Vessels are taking in cargoes to proceed to that . island. - A private letter of the od inst. has reached town from Gijon, which states, that a vast French army itas assembled round Bayonne, and that BUONA PARTE himself is again in that place. This army is stated, but doubtless with great exaggeration, to amount to a hundred and,fifty thousand men. Sir H. Burrard, it is stated, is to succeed Sir H. Dalrymple in the command at Gibraltar, in which case the Staff of the army in Portugal will stand in the following rotation :—Sir H. Dalrymple, Sir J. Moore ; Lieut. Generals Hope, Lord Paget, Sir A. Wellesley ; Major Generals Lord W. Bentinck, Fraser, Manninghatn, E. Paget, Spencer, Hill, Murray, Ferguson, M`Farlane, Leith, and Clinton ; Brigadier Generals Nightingale, Ackland, Fane, Anstrut her, and Crauturd. The Duchess of Rictimotm,on the receipt of the intelligence of Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY'S glorious vietory, influenced by feelings truly amiable, though retired to rest, ordered her carriage, got up, and drove off with speed to Lady WELLESLEY'S mansion, with the news of his safety and his vktory. The luxury of doing such an ad, and the gratitude and pleasure with which it was received, can never be telt or described but by the two lovely and amiable women who experienced it. SCOTS MILITIA.—The number of men who vo lunteer from the ten regiments of Militia in Scotland were - - - 2867 The number that have volunteered for limited and un - 'limited be/vice is SPAIVISII PAPERS. name On rejoining his troops, their solemn entry was announced by the discharge of artillery, the majestic strains of military music, and the incessant acclamations •of the surrounding multitude, shouted " •Long live CASTANOS ! Long live th e Conqueror Of=the haughty DUPONT ! Lotig live the brave Soldiers of the Arr- - . 7 of Andalusia l" The advance of-the Andalusians was preceded by that o f the troops -Of Murcia and Valencia, who went cut to meet their brave comrades in arms on the Prado, he street Aicala-a-la-Mayor, the whole passed giiricr a triumphal arch, erected by the citizens of id. The train of artillery taken from the French, formed part of the procession, and there were few of the soldiers who did not exhibit some token of the victory they had achieved. • MADRID, AUG. 27.—The division of Seignior COUPIGNI, consisting of 10,000 men, at present quartered in Toledo, will soon march to join the otherVii%lons of the army in Castile or Arra,zon.— It -SeemSAd;Commautler of this division is addicted with a Ted - I2u ague. Our beloved ° Sovereign was proclaimcd on the 24th, witl'a degree of pomp, solemnity, and ge neral exultation, which never was surpassed. There have arrived at Cadiz I,; 00,000 hard dol lars, besides 200,000, being part of a subscription by the Ladies of London for the relief of the Spanish widows.. lOURNAL of the OCCUR RENCES at SARAGOSSA, FROM THE TIME OF THE ENTRANCE OF THE FRENCH INTO THE KINGDOM OF ARRAGON. [BY A RESPECTABLB INHABITANT OF SARAGOSSA j " On the 12th of June, intelligence being re ceived that a French army was approaching this city, under the command of General LEFEBVRE, nephew to the Impetial Marshal of the same name, a consi derable body of the armed inhabitants of this King, , dom and City.marched out to the village of Mabt len, which - Is ten leagues distant :• here they were defeated by the French. " On the 14th, they were a second time defeated and dispersed at the town of Alagon, about four leagues from that city. " On the 15th, the French army made their ap pearance, without any obstacle, at the gates of this city, conceiving that they should immediately get possession of it ; but notwithstanding its'being an open place (the mud walls which surround it fur nishing but a very slender means of defence), the enemy were driven back with a very considerable loss. They retreated to the distance of a- league, where they formed encampments, and began and continued their preparations for effe6ting the reduc lion of the city. " On the Ist of July, from Monte Torrero, which commands the city, and where, having occu pied it on the 27th, they planted some howitzers and mortars, they opened a bombardment upon us, during which, in the space of hours, they dis charged 1400 shells and greilades. • " On the 2d, goat we were not inclined to surrender, they made a genera! attack, which they perskted in with the greatest obstinacy and ar dour, but it ended in the loss of an incalculable Baron JAcOBI Vox KI,OEST, lately Pruss":ahlTutis :er at our Court, has at length arrived at Konigs- burgh. It will be remembered that I.3(.7ONAPATE would not allow him to return home through France,. and that a passage was likewise denied him through Holland, or the Danish States. After, a lapse of many= months he reached Gottenbuigh, but was or dered from thence to Marstrand, as the Swedi4r Ambassador had not been suffered to remain at Ko-. number ot the French, without the attainment of a single advantage on - their side. They sent to Pam peanut, tne enemy's general magazine, to procure a second supply of shells, grenades, with a battering train, amuittnition, and other military stores ; and in the mean time there were various An - 113141es with our troops, in which the enemy suffered con siderably.. " A large convoy of the above-mentioned articles having arrived, a line of communication being form ed from the Con% ent ot the Capuchins as tar as that of San Joseph, batteries being erected and mounted with cannon, they opened their fire on the Ist of this month, and bombarded the city with much greater fury than on the Ist of July. 4 ' On the 2d, they were almost totally inac- nigsburgh, but had been sent to FilLtu, to wait for a conveyance home. This venerable s!atesma n has suffered much in his health, from the vexatious dif ficulties which he has had to eucounter,,and also from aLlall.he had on board the :,hip which cairicd .him to Gottenburgh. Theioundation for a new Prison was laid on ,thursdayl last at Edinburgh. A grand i\lasf.mic o cessithrtook phice on the occasion. An inscription for this edifice has been proposed that begins in the following manner, M y Goa prosper Lill. under taking,'' which is rather a strange wish, considering that it is intended for the punishment at Cti/prits The Pedestrian %tho under look to go 120 nute~ in 48 hours on the Western Road, for a w iger d fit ty guineas, has been unsuccessful. Ile had perh)rin.-d half his distattee at eleven o'clock on Friday night, arid_Abok refreshment and rest, which he appealed triChiii need of, at Botley, in Stissex.. After pro .lo two o'clock, he was aediacci with a 'slight lefgf:oand declined the contest between Swat low-fi:TkVArid Bagsnot, a ten o'clock on Saturday . morning, being so much injured by the attempt, t nat he was unable to proceed . on the remainder of the journey, about 40 miles, although he had 14 tours titre. On the 3d, they renewed the bombardment with such vigour, that they threw in 13 shells or grenades an hour. They at the same time battered the decayed walls and gates of the city with cannon . shot so effedually, that they completely demolishe. all the extent opposed to their fire, forming a fouith part of the whole circumference of the city, and that our people were compelled to withdraw the cannon at the gate Del Carmen, and to spike and abandon those at the gate De Santa Engracia. " On the 4th, the bombardment and cannonade were continued with the same vigdur ; and by the gate De Santa Engracia, and the tower Del Pino, they succeeded in making their way into the city with a column of 2000 men, attacking at the same time 'the gate Del Portillo. They were vigorously repulsed from this quarter with the loss of more than 400 men, and the column being broken into two separate bodies, was attacked and pursued by the peasants and troops, who made great slaughter among them. They were thus frustrated in their object of getting entire possession of the city, hav ing only made themselves masters of the Convent of San Francisco and the general hospital, where they strengthened themselVes, maintaining' a com munication with the rest of their army through the. gate, the street, and monastery of Santa En gracia. " Such was the situaticn of the enemy up to the lth of August inclusive. His most vigorous efforts to penetrate farther were rendered unavailing by the obstinate opposition which he encountered both from the houses and the strong batteries at the entrances of the different streets. " On the 12th and 13th the bombardment con-. tinued, but less vigorously than on the preceding das ; so that it was suspected the enemy were re treating. " In the night of the 13th it was ascertained that they were aCtually retreating ; and in the morning of the 14th, the last detachment of the French troops passed through the suburbs, having previously set on fire, in vart ,s places, the part of the city which they had occupied. The convents of St.' Francisco del Carmen, St. Joseph, Capuchinos y Caprichinas, and even the Hospital, have been burnt down. The build ings of the Terrero, on the Cancel-wharf, were also set on fire, but the flames were extinguished betore they made much progress. This was also the case with many privat. houses. • " Without reckoning the pillage which they had pra6tised since the t Ith, in the part of the city in their hands, the fruits of which they sent off by the canal, the other acts of violence committed by the enemy, their murders, even of the sick, their burn ings and atrocities of all kinds, are innumerable. "It is worthy of remark, that during the repeated bombardments, not one dwelling-house was destroy ed, nor did even a single female mention the word capitulation ; and to such a pitch of enthusiasm were the inhabitants. in general animated, that they cared as little about the enemy as if he had been five leagues off. " The man who would wish to describe the hor rors of war, should make a journey -to Saragossa ; so should the man who is desirous of giving an ani mated picture of what can be achieved by the love: of country; he should study the chara&er of its bitants, and make himself acquainted with their suf ferings during a siege of two months." left to perform it. Mrs.JORDA',C, it seems, finally takes leave of the Richmond Theatre this evening.—Her exertions 4 have for iotrie time been of eisentiA serv i ce to t h at Theatre, which was by no means in a thriving way before her engagement. It is now satred that Mr. SIIERIDAN, jun. is to assuare the management of 'Drury-lane Theatre, in the ensuing season, which commences on Satuicky next. Great improvements have taken place in this Theatre. There are thirteen new private boxei on the tier level with the fist gallery. A grand saloon is to be opened on the side next Brydges-stroet. It is fitted up in the Chinese costume, and several cam . . partmeots are made tor the sale of trinkets, opera glasses, music-books, refreshments, &c. AU this proru'tsei a vigorous management, and we hope it will: be.2titended with success. Died,, , cto Friday, at her house, in . James-street, Westinitister, in the 45th year of her age, after adong7;pad severe illness, N.vhich she bore vt , iih pious resiptition, the Honourable Miss Tiir.Fusis, sister to the late, and aunt to the present Lord CLINTON. Of her taste and genius the public have just seen a specimen, in those beautiful pieces of poetry pub lished by ToPErt. Great, however, as those quali ties confessedly were, they equalled not her virtues. To the poor she was a liberal, and, it her circum stances be considered, a munificent benefadress.--- The tale of want never reached her car in vain ;and though it may be feared that she sow :limes gave unwisely, yet the purity of her Ith,tives always en nobled--her bounty. As a con4pan;on she was pit a sant, •clieerful, and instructive; as a friend, faitiii . •al and affedionate 5 and one of the last t-i:ts of her in nocent and benevolent hie was ;0 prove tier troi,T attachment to her family, by bequeathing the due of her mace ample fortune to a beloved sister, to whom she was deservedly endeared. • SMITHFIELD MARKET, SE'?. 12. This day's ma,ket was amply supplied with prime beasts, and the shew ot. Cattle in ota.l respects. wt,ts plentiful; Beef, Mutton, Lamb, Veal, and Pork, support last prices, and the trade in general was rather brisk. The sales in the Hayai,-h ;et were pretty liveiy Hay and Straw ha ;e WILLI in price since Friday's market Clover outained la,t price. We subjoin an accurate statement of the prices and numbers: To sink the o)ftal per stone of Sib Beef 4s. od. to Ss. 2:l.—Mutton 4i. .4d. w s s. Veal 6s. od. to 7s. od.—Lamb ss. od. to us. &d.—Pork Ss. 6d. to beasts, 2,400. —Sheep and Lambs, 19,5o0.—Calves, 200. Pigs, 300. Hay•;l. os. off. to 61. los. od.—Clover 61. os. od. to 71. od.--St!aw it. tbs. cd. to 21. 26. cOilN-EXCHANGE, SEPT. 12.—The arrivals of Inbeat this day make an extreme short suj)p;y, and the sales in general were readily eneted at an ad vance of ss. per quarter since Friday ; scarce any I Barley, price nominal ; Malt is dearer ; White MADRID, AUG. t26.—On the 23d, at nine in the Pease full as high ; Beans of each kind likewise ; morning, the corps-de=reserve of the Andalusian there are but short supplies of Oats, and this tr.qte army: entered this city, with the Captain-General, is also named at better prices; new Rye a:td Rapt CASTANOS marching in the van, and accompanied Seed are also dearer; Flour at an advance of os. by General Da LA PENA, and Marshals DEpEotto JELO and LA Foam. It is impossible to describe per sack. wheat 74s 3 84s a 955 od Tick Beans . 56s :: 6.... s en the enthusiasm of joy and gratitude with which they Fine, ditto -98 s a 10es 0(1 Oats • 365 a 2.Y.s a .;!s 0.1 were received by an immense concourse of inhabi. , ttlya`;\ - - SoS a 54S o d d , l'o'ot datil . 4 2, :1 .i . 3 ,: ad tants. General CASTANOS was accompanied by lip i.,.:ii r r''':" ... : 4)5 7 4 a a rs o ° d / Rape -e Seed - - - 401 - 4 a 21 '15s - c -C i t friend, the English Captain WHITTINGHAM. Oil White iC'4Se ties a 12os od Fine Flour 755. a Sos. a 82. - entering the gate of Atocha, he went to prostrate G•rey , ,Aviref • - 5Ss a 63, 0(1 Seconds . - 7 0 . a 7 5 ,. 209 1 himself at the foot of the image Of Our Lady of tlia' 141 )* 11 -- - - ' 6 " a ° a 2658 .;- 1 / 4 , ,G; ~; ~. ~~ ~' I il